FriDAILIES Baby!

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I decided to lift instead of running to give my legs a rest and try the tempo tomorrow. This a narcissist comment...I can say my running legs are back. I noticed when lifting in front of the mirror...I can see my legs muscles without flexing them... yeap I know, I'm a total narcissist.

Did 4 mi yesterday..felt great...not sure what the plan is today..during the week I tend to say 3 mi and then do whatever the legs feel like...whatever distance I go, I will try to keep it at a super easy pace as I want to get a long run of at least 5.5-6mi and a double totalling 5-6 miles in this weekend. I'll likely do at least one of the runs on my double day in the park with my mom's dog (in my picture) because he needs the energy release; his trainer recommends I take him with me 2-3 times a week now that he is mature.

Beautiful weather predicted for next several days....hope everyone has a great Friday!!

I decided to lift instead of running to give my legs a rest and try the tempo tomorrow. This a narcissist comment...I can say my running legs are back. I noticed when lifting in front of the mirror...I can see my legs muscles without flexing them... yeap I know, I'm a total narcissist.

Followed up a late five last night with seven this morning. I've been running in Nike Flyknit Lunar and thought I'd try a pair of Free 5.0 this morning. Took some getting used to but after the first couple miles they felt pretty good.

Hello all. I see I am late to the party as usual. I got a run planned for this afternoon at the Y. Its supposed to rain here all weekend so I will be running inside today and tomorrow. Hopefully if all goes well, I will start back with my crossfit sessions. Hope everyone has a good day, weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!

Good morning fellow runners! I worked over again so it was an URD for me yesterday. Now I am chomping at the bit for a LR. I will head out shortly for 14 miles. My LR is usually on Sunday but I can't wait! I will do the hilly course that kicked my butt a few weeks ago. I will try to get my revenge this time!

Moth - No sleep and running is tough especially the just getting out the door part. Good luck to you on the double digit run!

Did a 3 mile run with my 5 yr old dog Sam first thing this morning. It had been awhile since I'd taken him for a run. Very humid here in TX thanks to the storms yesterday but it was much needed rain! Now that my run is in hopefully we get another round of rain, although other areas had some flooding. Probably going to rest all weekend, legs have been ok since my race but I probably have picked it up too soon anyway. I just get grumpy when I can't get a few miles in! Happy Friday & Happy Running!

Missed yesterdays postings, but covered another mile yesterday and today. Had a good phone interview and was asked in next week to meet with 3 sales directors, so say a prayer I can start turning this life around. Running wise, I'm feeling really good. Breathing is easier, little ache here or there, and I do notice that my hip muscle/flexor on one side tightens up a bit after 1/2 mile or so, but I don't notice it by the end of the run. I'm not sure if it's me adapting or if it's the slant of the road that's causing it. I've tried running on the crown, (I run at 4AM in really quiet residential area) but haven't noticed if that helps.

TGIF!! nice and easy half hour run with the dog this morning. Beautiful and sunny. i wont give you the distance we got in that time because it wasn't very far. 8 miles scheduled for tomorrow. Registered for a half at the end of June when there is a lull between regular baseball and summer ball. Looking forward to that!

LUR - keeping my fingers crossed for your job interview. Sounds like you are already have a good start turning things around. When my ITB was acting up I would run on the wrong side of the road alternately. Not sure if that is a very good idea at 4am though unless you are lit up like a Christmas tree.

SUS, CHANEY- I can't do treadmills either. So afraid of falling off that I hold on and tense up and then end up getting hurt from all the twisting while trying to hang on.

Off to do a few chores before the day gets away from me. Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday.

12.62 miles @ 8:12 pace done. I beat the rain! I was going to run 14 miles but modified the route so I had an escape plan if the forecasted thunderstorm came. I knew it would be close. The run itself was just blah! I felt flat foot footed with absolutely no power in my legs. The last 3 miles of hills were intense.

Today was 10.3 miles at 8:32 average pace. I agree with the earlier comment about Texas humidity...you could sure feel it out there today! Followed up the run with a shorter 1.6 mile run with my bride. This was her very first time to run 1 mile non-stop, no walk breaks or anything. I'm so proud of her! Plus she did it on one of the tougher hills close to our house, which only makes me prouder. :-) We came back and did some strength work as cross-training.

Yesterdays run had to take a back seat to family errands and the like, so I rescheduled it for today. Today was originally an SRD, so should be no big deal. I probably needed the shifted up rest day anyway.

Moth - Thanks for the encouragement! I wasn't going to say anything but I am extremely disappointed in my run today. I keep making rookie mistakes. Mile 2 was one long hill and I feel without being warmed up properly I ran it too hard. Mile 3 flattens out a little before another climb that starts mile 4. I tried to get my legs back on miles 5 to 7 which are on an uneven and hard to run on bike path but it never happened. I felt flat footed and powerless at that point before suffering through the last 3+ miles which were one hill after another.

4 & 3, for 7 today, good. They're predicting frost for next week? in May? maybe it will be just for the one day, guess I will hold off on planting the flowers then.

SUS - shake it off, you're going to have a couple like that. Have to say the splits don't show that, but if you were struggling to get them even, through that, then you're running for the numbers and probably made it harder than it had to be. Even when running base miles, it might be good to have an idea what the objective is for every run, even an easy one. What would you do the next time?

Changed my runs around....was planning a slow easy 3 mi today and turned it into my long run...ended up with 6.2mi, so tomorrow will become my double day with a couple super super easy miles in the morning and probably 3 in the afternoon/evening...will see how I feel tomorrow.

SUS, the fact you held the pace together thru 12 miles despite not enjoying it is impressive to me! I probably would have bailed long before 12 miles...but it is awesome that you toughed it out! Sometimes runs just suck and you don't know why, but I bet your next run will be great.

Linguini: Frost, really? Yuck! That definitely doesn't seem right for May...what state are you in??

SUS - I have to agree with Linguini and RTR. There will be those days, and don't force yourself to hit specific numbers at this point, unless you have a good reason for it. Now if you have a string of two weeks of runs like this, even with intentionally taking it easy and giving yourself a break, then you can worry a bit. For now, just remember that if we never have bad runs, we wouldn't as fully enjoy the outstanding ones.

Had planned to get my run in tonight, but my leg is still feeling a little "off", so I'll wait until tomorrow to see how that goes. I would try kicking my own @*$ with it for being such a dumb noob, but that might make it even worse...

My wife has a race in the morning--the "Strawberry Festival 5k." I'll be there to cheer her on. I think since she's been more consistent and started increasing her mileage a little, she's got a pretty good chance of a PR.

Sus: Nice run. Don't worry -- there are good days and there are less than stellar days. Hudson will have you vary your paces based on perceived effort -- recovery, easy, moderate, and hard pace runs. Don't be afraid to vary the pace as needed to keep the perceived effort even. The plan you are considering will get you fatigued, then with inadequate recovery stress you again.

Tim: Congrats to your bride! That's a big step, and on a hill at that.

Rolltide: Nice run!

Moth: Dead legs? Hope things are feeling OK?

LUR: Luck with the job interview. Varying the slope of the road is a good idea.

Rest day today. Was out of town at a conference for a couple days. My hotel room opened right onto the beach, and in the mornings before things started I'd have coffee and watch a few other conference attendees doing their morning runs out on the sand. Did my run last evening (on the road) and met the headline presenter coming back in from his run. The whole thing was kind of cool, actually.